Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón

Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Himno de Aragón
Capital	Zaragoza
Official languages	Spanish
Area  – Total  – % of Spain	Ranked 4th  47,719 km²  9. The Senyera (roughly meaning "signal flag" in Catalan) is a Vexillological symbol based on the Coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in Music theory and religious contexts or more generally a song (or composition of Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Here is a list of the autonomous communities of Spain in order of Area. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions  Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4%
Population  – Total (2006)  – % of Spain  – Density	Ranked 11th  1,277,471  2. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different Here is a list of the autonomous communities and autonomous cities of Spain in order of Population ( 2005) 9%  26. 77/km²
Demonym  – English  – Spanish	Aragonese  aragonés
Statute of Autonomy	August 16, 1982
Parliamentary representation  – Congress seats  – Senate seats	13  14 (12 elected and 2 appointed)
President	Marcelino Iglesias Ricou (PSOE)
ISO 3166-2	AR
Gobierno de Aragón

Aragon (Spanish: "Aragón") is an autonomous community of Spain. An autonomous community is a first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in northeastern Spain, the region is comprised of three provinces from north to south: Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty Provinces. Huesca ( Spanish: Huesca, Aragonese: Uesca) is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. Zaragoza (also called Saragossa in English) is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia Its capital is Zaragoza (also called Saragossa in English). Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former

Aragon's northern province of Huesca borders France and is positioned in the middle of the Pyrenees. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés Within Spain, the region is flanked by Catalonia on the east, Valencia and Castile-La Mancha to the south, and Castile-Leon, La Rioja, and Navarre to the west. Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. The Valencian Community ( Valencian and official Comunitat Valenciana; Comunidad Valenciana is an Autonomous community located in central to Castile-La Mancha ( Spanish "Castilla-La Mancha" is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile and León (Castilla y León known formally as the Community of Castile and León is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain.

Covering an area of 47,719 km² (18,424 mi²), the region's terrain ranges diversely from eternal glaciers, to verdant valleys, rich pasture lands and orchards, through to the desert plains of the south. Aragon is home to many rivers - most notably, the river Ebro (or Iber as the Romans called it and after which the Iberians were named) - Spain's largest river in volume, which runs west-east across the entire region through the province of Zaragoza. The Ebro ( Ebre) is Spain 's most voluminous river Its source is in Fontibre ( Cantabria) The Iberians were a set of peoples that Greek and Roman sources (among others Hecataeus of Miletus, Avienus, Herodot and Strabo It is also home to the Aneto the highest mountain in the Pyrenees. Aneto is the highest Mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, and Spain 's third highest mountain- reaching a height of 3404 m (11168 ft

As of 2006, the population was 1,277,471 with half of the region's people living in Zaragoza, its capital city. Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former

In addition to its three provinces, Aragon is subdivided into 33 comarcas or counties; all with a rich geo-political and cultural history from its pre-Roman and Roman days; and as lands that once belonged to the frankish Spanish March or Marca Hispanica; and counties that later formed the Kingdom of Aragon and eventually the empire or Crown of Aragon. Here is a list of the Comarcas (counties in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. This is a list of the Pre- Roman peoples of the Iberian peninsula (the Roman Hispania - modern Andorra, Portugal and Spain Hispania was the name given by the Romans to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar The Marca Hispanica (or Spanish March, also March of Barcelona) was a Buffer zone beyond the province of Septimania, created by Charlemagne The Kingdom of Aragon was an old kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon ( The Crown of Aragon was a permanent union of multiple titles and states in the hands of the King of Aragon.

Population

As of 2006, half of Aragon's population, 50. 8%, live in the capital city of Zaragoza. Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former Huesca is the only other city in the region with a population greater than 50,000. Huesca (Uesca Latin: Osca; Greek:, Ptol ii 6 § 68 is a city in Aragon, Spain.

The majority of Aragonese people, 71. 8%, live in the province of Zaragoza; 17. 1% in Huesca and 11. 1% in Teruel. ^[1]. The population density of the region is the second lowest in Spain: only 26,8 km²; after Castilla La Mancha. Castile-La Mancha ( Spanish "Castilla-La Mancha" is an autonomous community of Spain. The most densely populated areas are around the valley of the river Ebro, particularly around Zaragoza and the Pyrenean foothills, while the areas with the fewest inhabitants tend to be those that are higher up in the Pyrenean mountains, and in the southern drier province of Teruеl. The Ebro ( Ebre) is Spain 's most voluminous river Its source is in Fontibre ( Cantabria)

Only 4 cities have more than 20,000 inhabitants: Zaragoza 650,000; Huesca 50,000; Teruel 33,700 and Calatayud 20,000. Teruel is a city in Aragon, Spain, the capital of Teruel Province. Calatayud - Arabic: قلعة أيوب Qalʻaḧ ʼAyyūb (2005 pop

Language

Language distribution in Aragon. Spanish is spoken in all of Aragon, and is the only official language.

In addition to Spanish, spoken by everyone in the region, the Aragonese language continues to be spoken in the mountainous northern counties of the Pyrenees, particularly in Ribagorza, Sobrarbe, Jacetania and Somontano and is enjoying a resurgence of popularity as a tool for regional identity. The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés Ribagorza is an Aragonese county or Comarca, in the north-east of the province of Huesca, Spain. Sobrarbe is one of the comarcas (counties in the northern part of the province of Huesca, part of the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain ( for the County see Somontano de Barbastro)---- Somontano is a wine producing region with its own Denominación de Origen (D

Surrounded by strong regional identities outside of its borders, Aragon's border counties and villages have been influenced along the way by several languages: French and its regional Gascon dialect in the north, Basque to the west and Catalan in the east (in La Franja). French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Gascon (Gascon; French,) is a dialect of the Occitan language. Basque ( native name: euskara) is the Language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official The term La Franja ("The Strip" more properly Franja de Aragón or Franja de Poniente "Western Strip" in Spanish) Franja d'Aragó

Geography

View from the Ordesa valley

With such a low population density large areas of Aragon remain wild and relatively untouched. It is a land of extreme natural contrasts, both in climate and geologically, from the green valleys and snow-capped peaks of the Pyrenees to the dry plains and lonely hilly areas of the south.

Relief

A waterfall in the Aragonese Pyrenees

Aragon's Pyrenees include splendid and varied landscapes with soaring peaks, deep canyons, dense forests and spectacular waterfalls. The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés Its rugged peaks include the Aneto (3,404 m), the highest in the range, the misty Monte Perdido (3,355 m), Perdiguero (3,221 m), Cotiella (2,912 m) and many others. Aneto is the highest Mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, and Spain 's third highest mountain- reaching a height of 3404 m (11168 ft Monte Perdido ( Mont Perdu in French, both meaning lost mountain) is the third highest Mountain in the Pyrenees. The Maladeta Massif has the only glacier in the Pyrenees that can be observed.

Ordesa National Park, near the border with France, boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe with its canyons, frozen lake caverns, numerous waterfalls and varied wildlife many species of which are endemic to the Pyrenees. Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (see also Parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido is an IUCN Category II National Park situated in the Pyrenees The park is also one of the last sanctuaries of birds of prey in the range. Many beautiful mountain butterflies and flowers can be seen in the summer, while during winter the region is a paradise for skiers.

The principal valleys in the mountains include those of Hecho, Canfranc, Tena, Benasque and others. Canfranc is a municipality in the Aragón Valley of north-eastern Spain consisting of two towns Benasque ( Benás, in the local dialect is a town in the county of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, ( Spain) The green valleys hide pretty villages with nice Romanesque churches and typical Pyrenean houses with flowers on the balconies. Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which The oldest Romanesque cathedral in Spain is located in the medieval town of Jaca in the very northern part of Huesca Province. Jaca ( Chaca in Aragonese) is a City of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in

In the Pyrenean foothills, or pre-Pyrenees, the Mallos de Riglos are a famous natural rock formation. The Mallos de Riglos are a set of rock formations in Huesca, Spain, some 45 km (28 mi to the northeast of the city of Huesca. Ancient castles nestle on lonely hills, the most famous being the magnificent Loarre Castle. Loarre Castle is a Romanesque Fortress in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain.

Further south, the Ebro valley, irrigated by the river Ebro, is a rich and fertile agricultural area covered with vast fields of wheat, barley and other fruit and vegetable crops. Many beautiful and little-known settlements, castles and Roman ruins dot the landscape here. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Some of the most notable towns here include Calatayud- Daroca, Sos del Rey Catolico, Caspe and others. Calatayud - Arabic: قلعة أيوب Qalʻaḧ ʼAyyūb (2005 pop History According to certain writers the primitive Celtiberian village in this location was named Darek Caspe is a historic town and Municipality in the province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain.

South of Zaragoza and the Ebro valley, the elevation rises again into the Sistema Iberico, a mountain range that separates the Ebro valley from the Meseta and plains of Castile-La Mancha. Castile-La Mancha ( Spanish "Castilla-La Mancha" is an autonomous community of Spain. The highest mountain in this range is the Moncayo (2,313 m) and despite getting less snow than in the Pyrenees enjoys several respectable ski resorts.

Climate

Aragon's climate is determined by its elevation changes. Five Aragonese climate zones can be observed: very cold - in the Pyrenees mountains; a cold stop of the Pyrenean interior such as at Albarracín; temperate - in the Pyrenean and Iberian pre-mountainous areas; a subwarm area - in the central depression, and very warm in the depressions of the Martín-Ebro river, Sariñena and Matarraña. Albarracín is a town of Spain, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragon.

In the middle of Aragon, which is only 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level, the annual average temperature is around 14-15ºC (57-59ºF). To the north and south of the Ebro valley, where the elevation rises to 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level, the temperature drops by two degrees. In the mountains, between 600 metres (2,000 ft) and 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) temperatures observed are between 11ºC and 12ºC (52-54ºF).

History

The gates of Daroca

Before Aragon came into being as a self-proclaimed kingdom, the northern counties of Jaca, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza were both independent marches and Frankish feudal fiefs. History According to certain writers the primitive Celtiberian village in this location was named Darek Jaca ( Chaca in Aragonese) is a City of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in Sobrarbe is one of the comarcas (counties in the northern part of the province of Huesca, part of the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain Ribagorza is an Aragonese county or Comarca, in the north-east of the province of Huesca, Spain. The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group In a bid to stem Frankish and Moorish invasions a northern alliance of the counties of Aragon, Sobrarbe, Ribagorza, and the duchy of Castile united with the Kingdom of Pamplona (later Navarre). For other meanings see Pamplona (disambiguation. Pamplona ( Basque: Iruñea or Iruña) is the capital city of Navarre After King Sancho's death, the kingdom was divided between his sons. Sancho III Garcés (late 10th century &ndash 18 October 1035) called the Great ( Spanish: el Mayor or el Grande) was Ramiro I was initially named king of Aragon; later, after his brother Gonzalo's death, he was also named king of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza. Ramiro I (bef 1007 - 8 May 1063) is usually credited with being the first King of Aragon. The new kingdom of Aragon grew quickly, and incorporated Navarra. This kingdom conquered the city of Zaragoza in 1118. Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former Split from the kingdom of Navarre, the kingdom of Aragon was re-established in 1035 and lasted as a separate kingdom until 1469 when Ferdinand the Catholic married Isabella of Castile, creating the Kingdom of Spain. The Kingdom of Navarre (Reino de Navarra Nafarroako Erresuma Royaume de Navarre originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a European kingdom which occupied lands on either Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón

Loarre, one of the most important Romanesque castles in Europe

The dynastic union between Petronila, Queen of Aragon, and Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, produced a son, Alfonso II of Aragon who inherited all their respective territories creating the Crown of Aragon which included all lands, titles and states previously until then outside of the Kingdom of Aragon. Loarre Castle is a Romanesque Fortress in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. Petronila, Petronilla, or Petronella ( Aragonese and Peronella Petronila Ramírez (1135 &ndash October 17 1174, Barcelona Ramon Berenguer IV Count of Barcelona also called Ramon the Holy (c Alfonso II (Aragon or Alfons I (Provence and Barcelona ( Huesca, 1157 &ndash Perpignan, 1196 called the Chaste or the Troubadour The Crown of Aragon was a permanent union of multiple titles and states in the hands of the King of Aragon. The Kingdom of Aragon was an old kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon ( This Crown was effectively ended after the dynastic union with Castile (see below) but the title continued being used until 1714. The dynasty of the Kings of Aragon (called by some present-day historians "Kings of Aragon and Counts of Barcelona") ruled the present administrative region of Aragón, Catalonia, and later the Balearic Islands, Valencia, Sicily, Naples and Sardinia (see Aragonese Empire). Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. The Balearic Islands ( Catalan and official Illes Balears; Spanish: Islas Baleares) are an Archipelago in the western Mediterranean The Valencian Community ( Valencian and official Comunitat Valenciana; Comunidad Valenciana is an Autonomous community located in central to Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) The Crown of Aragon was a permanent union of multiple titles and states in the hands of the King of Aragon.

In the Crown of Aragon, the king was the direct King of the Aragonese region but also held the title of King of Valencia, King of Mallorca (for a time), Count of Barcelona, Lord of Montpellier, and (temporarily) Duke of Athens and Neopatria. The Kingdom of Valencia was ruled by a monarch continuously during the period 1238&mdash1714 with the exception of an Interregnum from 1410&mdash1412 The Kings of Majorca ruled the Kingdom of Majorca from 1276 to 1344, after which the kingdom was united to the Crown of Aragon but still disputed The Count of Barcelona was the major ruler in Catalonia from the 9th until the 17th century Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. The Duchy of Athens was one of the Crusader States set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade, Each of these titles gave him sovereignty over a certain region, and these titles changed as he lost and won territories.

The unsuccessful French assault of Saragossa in 1808

During the War of the Spanish Succession the advancing army of German, British and Dutch troops defeated the Spanish Army in the battle of Saragossa in 1710. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting The Battle of Saragossa (Zaragoza took place on August 20, 1710 in the War of the Spanish Succession. As a result of the battle Felipe V was forced to abandon Madrid and retreated to Valladolid. Philip V of Spain ( December 19, 1683 - July 9, 1746) born Philippe de France, Fils de France and duc d'Anjou Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. ||-||} is an industrial city and it is a Municipality in north-central Spain, upon the Pisuerga River and within the Ribera del Duero wine-making region

During the Peninsular War the Aragonese capital was a site of two fierce sieges. The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France During the siege in 1808 the Spanish under General Palafox defeated a superior French force. The First Siege of Saragossa ( Zaragoza) was a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War. Don José de Palafox y Melzi Duke of Saragossa ( es: José Rebolledo de Palafox y Melci duque de Zaragoza) (1776 Zaragoza &ndash In 1809 during a particularly bloody siege the Spaniards were overwhelmed by superior enemy forces. The Second Siege of Saragossa was the French capture of the Spanish city of Zaragoza during the Peninsular War. In the course of the siege almost 30,000 of the garrison and citizens of Saragossa (from a total of 32,000) perished instead of surrendering the city. Two weeks after they breached the walls the French were forced to fight for separate houses, squares, churches, convents.

In the Spanish Civil War, Aragon saw the establishment of various anarchist communes. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of

Culture

Further to the south lies Teruel, famous for its Mudejar architecture, which can be easily spotted in its magnificent cathedral, churches and towers. Teruel is a city in Aragon, Spain, the capital of Teruel Province. Other notable towns to the south include Albarracin, Alcañiz, Valderrobres and many others. Albarracín is a town of Spain, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Alcañiz is a town and municipality in Spain with a population of 15130 (INE 2005 an area of 472 km² and a density of 3205 located in Teruel province, in Valderrobres ( Catalan: Vall-de-roures, Aragonese: Balderrobres) is a Municipality and the major town of the Comarca

Some medieval monuments of Teruel and Zaragoza are protected by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Sites Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex The Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon is a World Heritage Site in Spain.

The traditional dance is known as Jota (music) and is one of the faster and more beautiful dances of Spain. The jota is a dance known throughout Spain, most likely originating in Aragon.

Economy

Aragon is among the richest autonomous regions in Spain, with GDP per capita above the nation's average. The traditional agriculture-based economy from the mid 20th century has been greatly transformed in the past several decades and now service and industrial sectors are the backbone of the economy in the region.

The well-developed irrigation system around the Ebro has greatly supported the productive agriculture. The most important crops include wheat, barley, rye, fruit and grapes. Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for Rye ( Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain and forage crop For the Tokyo University supercomputer see Gravity Pipe. GRAPE, or GRA phics P rogramming E nvironment is Livestock-breeding is essential especially in the northern areas, where the lush meadows provide excellent conditions for sheep and cattle. The main livestock are cattle - 334,600; sheep - 2,862,100; pigs - 3,670,000; goats - 78,000 and poultry - 20,545,000^[3]. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times The domestic goat ( Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat Domesticated from the Wild goat of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe Poultry is the category of Domesticated Birds which some humans keep for the purpose of collecting their eggs, or kill for their Meat and/or

The chief industrial centre is the capital Zaragoza, where the largest factories are located. The largest plant is the Opel automotive plant with 8,730 employees and production of 200,000 per year. Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as Opel) is a German automaker part of General Motors. It supports many related industries in the area. Other large plants in the city include factories for trains and household appliances. Mining of iron ore and coal is developed to the south, near Ojos Negros. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Electricity production is concentrated to the north where numerous hydro power plants are located along the Pyrenean rivers and in the 1,150 MW Teruel Power Plant. Teruel Power Plant is a lignite fired power plant in Teruel lain in the region Aragón at Spain There is an aluminium refinery in the town of Sabiñánigo. The main centres of electronics industry are Zaragoza, Huesca and Benabarre. Huesca (Uesca Latin: Osca; Greek:, Ptol ii 6 § 68 is a city in Aragon, Spain. Benabarre ( Aragonese: Benabarri, Catalan: Benavarri) is a town in the Aragonese county of Ribagorza, in the Province Chemical industry is developed in Zaragoza, Sabiñánigo, Teruel, Ojos Negros, Fraga, Benabarre and others. Fraga is the major town of the comarca of Bajo Cinca (Catalan Baix Cinca) in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain.

The transport infrastructure has been greatly improved. There are more than 1,000 km of motorways which run from Zaragoza to Madrid, Teruel, Basque country, Huesca and Barcelona. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia The condition of the other roads is also good. As of 2005 there are 520,000 cars in Aragon^[4]. Through the territory of the province runs the new high-speed railway between Madrid and Barcelona with siding from Zaragoza to Huesca, which is going to be continued to the French border. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. There is an International Airport at Zaragoza, as well as several smaller airports at Huesca, Caude, Santa Cilia de Jaca and Villanueva de Gállego.

Government and Politics

As an autonomous community of Spain, Aragon has an elected regional parliament or cortes, which sits at the Aljafería, a Moorish palace in the capital Zaragoza. The Aljafería Palace ( Arabic: قصر الجعفرية Qasr Aljafariya Spanish: Palacio de la Aljafería) is a fortified palace built during the

List of Chancellors

The Aljafería palace

Nuestra Señora Del Pilar and the Ebro in Zaragoza

View of Alquézar with its castle

It is not known if the names are correct, however many of the dates cannot be correct, as Aragon merged with Castile in 1479 when Isabella married Ferdinand. The Ebro ( Ebre) is Spain 's most voluminous river Its source is in Fontibre ( Cantabria) Alquézar is a municipality in the province of Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. After that date the two countries were one called Spain.

• Alfons de la Cavalleria 1494-1508
• Tomás de Malferit 1508
• Antoni Agustí de Sicart 1508-1523
• Frederic Honorat de Gualbes de Vallseca (for the Principality of Catalonia) 1523-1529
• Jeronimo de Rage (for Aragón Kingdom) 1523-1529
• Eiximèn Perez de Figuerola (for Valencia Kingdom) 1523-1529
• Joan Sunyer 1529-1533
• Enrique Bierling 1533-1546
• Jeroni Descoll de Oliva 1546-1554
• Pere de Clariana de Seva 1554-1562
• Bernardo de Bolea y Portugal 1562-1585
• Simó Friigola 1585-1598
• Dídac Civarrubias Sanç 1598-1607
• Diego Clavera 1608-1612
• Andreu Roig 1612-1622
• President Garci Peréz de Araciel 1623-1624
• President Juan Manuel de Mendoza Luna Manrique, marquis of Montesclaros 1628
• President Enrique Pimentel, bishop of Cuenca 1628-1632
• President Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duke of Dürbheim 1632-1637
• President Gaspar de Borja y de Velasco 1637-1645
• Maties Bayetola Cabanilles 1646-1652
• Cristòfor Crespí de Vallclaura Brizuela 1652-1671
• [elcior de Navarra Rocafull 1671-1677
• President Pasqual d'Aragó Folc de Cardona 1677
• President Pere Antoni d'Aragó Folc de Cardona i Córdoba 1677-1690
• Melcior de Navarra Rocafull 1690-1691 (second time)
• President Gaspar Jan Girón y Sandovaly Weidner, duke of Spaichingen Osuna 1692-1694
• President Ferran de Montcada-Aragó i de Montcada 1695-1698
• President Rodrigo Manuel Manrique de Lara y de Tabora 1698-1702
• President Iñigo de la Cruz Manrique de Lara y Ramiréz de Arellano, count of Aguilar and Frigiliana 1702-1707

See list of Lieutenants of the Kingdom of Aragón

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Cuisine

With its lush pyrenean pastures, lamb, beef and dairy by-products are, not surprisingly, predominant in Aragonese cuisine. Also of note is its ham from Teruel; olive oil from Empeltre and Arbequina; longaniza from Graus; rainbow trout and salmon, boar, truffles and wild mushrooms from the upper river valleys of the Jacetania, Gallego, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza regions; and wines from Cariñena, Somontano, Calatayud and Campo de Borja; and fruit, especially peaches, from its fertile lower valleys. Longaniza is a Pork embutido similar to a Chorizo. It is popular in several regions of Spain, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic ( for the County see Somontano de Barbastro)---- Somontano is a wine producing region with its own Denominación de Origen (D The region also features a unique local haggis, known as chireta, and several interesting seafood dishes, including various crab pastes, which developed from an old superstition that crabs help prevent illness. Chireta is an Aragonese type of Haggis. It is a flavorful rustic dish typical to the counties of Ribagorza, Sobrarbe and Somontano de Barbastro

Notable or famous people from Aragon

• Francisco Garcés, (1738-1781), born in Aragon, was a missionary priest to North America who founded two pueblo missions. Francisco Hermenegildo Tomás Garcés ( April 12, 1738 &ndash July 18, 1781) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary who explored much of A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities ^[5]
• Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Nobel Prize for his research on the human brain and nervous system. Santiago Ramón y Cajal ( May 1 1852 &ndash October 17 1934) was a Spanish histologist, Physician, and
• Elizabeth of Aragon (Queen Saint Elisabeth), (1271-4 - 1336), was queen consort of Portugal and a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Saint Elizabeth of Portugal also known as Elizabeth of Aragon (1271&ndash 4 July 1336) ( Elisabet in Catalan, Isabel in
• Francisco de Goya, eighteenth-century painter.
• Miguel Servet, burnt at the stake during the sixteenth century for numerous charges of heresy by both Catholics and Protestants. Michael Servetus (also Miguel Servet or Miguel Serveto; 29 September, 1511 &ndash 27 October, 1553) was a Spanish
• St. Jose Maria Escriva, Spanish Catholic priest, founder of Opus Dei. Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (January 9 1902 &ndash June 26 1975 (also known as José María or Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás, born Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is a part of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief that everyone
• Pablo Gargallo, sculptor and painter. Pablo Emilio Gargallo ( January 5, 1881 – December 28, 1934) was a Spanish sculptor and painter.
• Luis Buñuel, film maker
• Baltasar Gracián, Writer of Spanish Baroque literature. Luis Buñuel Portolés (22 February 1900 &ndash 29 July 1983 was a Spanish -born Filmmaker and naturalized Mexican who worked mainly in Mexico Baltasar Gracián y Morales ( January 8, 1601 – December 6, 1658) was a Spanish Baroque prose writer
• Avignon Pope Benedict XIII, (1328-1423) Avignon pope and aragonese art patron-sponsor.

See also

• Aragonese cuisine
• Aragonese people
• Aragonite
• Auberge d'Aragon
• Catherine of Aragon, 1st queen of Henry VIII of England
• Crown of Aragon
• Music of Aragon
• Nationalities in Spain
• River Aragón
• Baltasar Gracián

Footnotes

References

External links

• Aragon at the Classic Encyclopedia, based on the 1911 Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica
• (Spanish) Government of Aragon
• Bardenas Reales desert (Aragon/Navarra)
• Aragon GuideInformation for hikers, mountain bikers, skiers and visitors. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica Details of accommodation, routes and travel tips.
• (Spanish) Basic statistical data on Aragon
• Charrando.com Page about the Aragonese Language
• Pictures of differents towns and places of Aragon
• A guide to the natural history of Aragon
• Senderos de Aragón Guided tour of Aragon with excursioniste track's downloading to GPS